China Glaze Dorothy Who? is from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz Returns Collection that was released in 2009. It was a re-release of the collection from 2001. (The re-release commemorated The Wizard of Oz movie’s 70th anniversary.)

When this collection came out, I was over the moon. (I even bought the entire collection to give to a co-worker for a Kris Kringle. She loved it, of course! Hehe, and even though the giver was supposed to be a secret, everyone knew it was from me because, well, my nail-polish obsession wasn’t a secret!) 😉

The Wizard of Oz is my all-time favourite movie. I watched it all the time as a kid and numerous times since then. Even in university when I was in a filming-literature course, it was a movie we got to watch! It’s the type of movie that I can never get sick of. They just don’t make those kind of cinematic experiences anymore…

When I was a kid, I was constantly on the hunt to find red shoes that could pass as ruby slippers. And I wanted to adopt a flying monkey.

Plus another all-time favourite movie of mine is Return to Oz, which is the darker sequel starring Fairuza Balk (way before her The Craft days). The Wheelers, Princess Mombi, and The Gnome King were the coolest characters. (Hehe, and don’t tell my optometrist, but I’ve always thought that he looks like one of the Wheelers!)

So, you can imagine how excited I was to learn about the Wizard-of-Oz-themed nail-polish collection!

Please note that while the polish looks terribly sheer in my photos, you can build it up. Haha, I was painting my nails at night and the lighting wasn’t the best, so I didn’t even notice that it needed another coat. Then, I took photos the next day and was like, “D’oh!” 😉 Even so, you can see that Dorothy Who? is a beautiful blue!

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China Glaze Prey Tell is a super vampy burgundy from the On Safari Collection.

If you want something darker on your nails now that we’re heading into fall, but don’t want to wear a full-on black, this may suit you well.

I actually prefer wearing a full-on black compared to shades that are near black and so dark that you can’t tell it’s not black.

Prey Tell is almosttt a near black. You can tell that it’s redder, but in dim lighting, it’s verrrry dark.

Despite usually feeling annoyed by near-black shades, it was the finish that made me enjoy wearing it…and not the actual colour. Allow me to show you photos of what I mean and also explain in detail!

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With this China Glaze Rare & Radiant post, I’ve now reviewed all 6 shades from the New Bohemian Collection.

Of course, this was one of my favourites because of the strong duochrome and the fact that it’s a luxurious blend of green and gold!

As you may have heard even before its release, China Glaze Rare & Radiant is a pretty good and less expensive dupe for Chanel Peridot and OPI Just Spotted the Lizard.

If you still haven’t picked up this shade in any form, try getting your hands on the China Glaze version. In my opinion, this is a must-have shade…and companies know it, too, since so many are coming out with their own versions!

Some people may be frustrated that there are dupes, but I’m glad. Not everyone can afford to spend a lot of money on a Chanel polish. So, the way I see it is that nearly everyone has access to this colour because it’s available at all price points!

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China Glaze No Plain Jane from the New Bohemian Collection is the purple that I was curious about trying because it looked like it had some gold in the bottle.

As you may remember me mentioning before, my first love was purple. It was only after I purchased nearly every shade of purple I could get my hands on that I started dabbling with greens.

Surprisingly, I don’t actually have any purples that look exactly like No Plain Jane.
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Compared to the other hues in the New Bohemian Collection, China Glaze Swanky Silk was the most tame…but that’s why it intimidated me.

You see, I gravitate toward bold, contrasting polishes that punch me in the eye with colour. Swanky Silk is non-violent. In fact, it never raises its voice above a whisper.

Often, ladylike shades give me a hard time. Either they clash with my skin tone, or they’re too subtle for my liking.

So what did I think of Ms. Swanky Silk? Did it change my mind about softer shades?

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Nearly every single time I went to type China Glaze Deviantly Daring, my fingers had a mind of their own and typed Deviant Darling!

This beauty is from the China Glaze New Bohemian Collection, and it’s a flashy teal. If it were a human, it would want to be the crazy naked person who runs across the pitch during a soccer game and then gets escorted away in handcuffs. Now that’s deviant!

I’m very grateful to have had a chance to wear all of the colours in the New Bohemian Collection. And out of all 6 hues, this one, Unpredictable, and Rare & Radiant are my favourites.

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